Acetylene-generator.



PATENTED MAR. 20-, 1906.

J. W. AgGHN AGBTYLENB GENERATOR. APPLIUATIOF FILED NOV 25, 1904 WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY! I UNITED sTATEs PATE T, OFFICE.

JOHN w VAUGHN, OFNOROT'ON HEIGHTS, CONNECTICUT.

AQETYLENE-G'ENERATOR.

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Application filed Nevcniher 25, 1904. Ifierial No. 234,109. I

To, all whom it may concern,- v

Be it known that I, JOHN WFVA'UGI'IN, a citizen of the United States, residing at N oroton Heights, county of- .liairlield, State of Connecticut, ,have'inv-ented certain new and useful Improvements in Acetylene-Genera tors, of which the following is a specification. The object of my invention isto provide a new and improved acetylne-gas generator which is,especially adapted for generatingacetylene gas which is to be used in aimotor for driving a vehicle of any kindfor example, an automobile or a boat-which generator is simple in construction, effective in use, is controlled by the motor, and has numerous other advantages which. will vbe pointed out in this Specification.

In the accompanying drawings;v which ike parts in' all the figures, Figure .l is' a-vertical longi-- like letters of reference indicate tudinal section pf improved acetylenegas generator. Figf 2 is a plan view of the- 1 same. Fig. 3i s a detail sectional view of part of the feedingimechanism. Figs. 4 and 2 5 5 are se6tional',views on'the lines 4 4 5 .5, re

spectively, of Fig. 1, parts being broken away.

" and others omitted. t i A ener'ator A is preferably made of sheet metal of cylindrical shape and is secured to 0 legs or supports 'A. It is provided with an intermediate hopper-bottom B, having a neck B, wh ch can be closed by a valveB on one end offa lever B pivoted'at B and carrying at its opposite end a float B The 3 5 space below the hopper-bottom serves for the accumulation of lime, which can be washed out from time to ti1e through the outletpipe ,B"; l The gas e; ierated in the generator A'escapes through apipe' C, connected with :o the top'of thegenerator, which ipejC first exv tends upward, then around t e top ofthe -g enerator, as shown atyO', so as to pr v t,

. water enteringthe gas-tank when the vehicle is, upset, and thenlhfi ipe extends to th e bottom'oi'tlieeas tank havin a suitable pressure-gage. drawn" as required through a pipe D The pipe B? has a cock'B, and the pipe 0 C has a cock G which cocks are connected with each otherffby a rod C. These -'cocks are so connected-that whenthecock B is opened to wash out the lime from the generator A the v-gijcockp -r is closed to prevent the escape of gas from thetank The caifbid is laced into a-fiinnel or hopper E, beneath w 'ch are 10- cate two crushing-rolls'F, which are driven 7 Specification of Letters Patent.

13, from which tan the gas is Patented March 20, 1906.

by achain F froma sprocket-wheel E mounted on the same shaftwith a beveled. cog-Wheel F which shaft' is suitably, ,sup- 4 ported in bearings on thetop ofthe appaoo ratus. The beveled cog-wheel F is engaged with the beveled cog-wheel F on a neck or tube G, projecting upward from a feedingdisk H, mounted to' turn horizontally and contained inga closed flat casing H on the65- top'of the generator, said casing being part ofthe casing H in which the crushing-roll F are mounted.

The feeding-disk H is provided withan opening I, extendinglgflfrom top to'bottom, 70.

which opening is so cated that as the disk rotates this opening I asses beneath the two crushin -rolls' F at t eir point of contact.

The dis H rests upon a thinner disk a which has a slot 0/, that can register with the slotII. 7 5

This thinner disk is arran ed eccentrically to the disk' H and is provided with a central aperture loosely containing an eccentric disk b, which is fixed onthe sleeve G and rests on a top plate f, u on which the plate it rests. The top plate is provided with a slot J that can register with theslot I in the disk II and the slot a inthe disk at. The disk 0, is pro-. vided with two circular guide-openings-e, Fig. 4, into which pins (I -project, so that when the ,8 5 eccentric disk b'is' rotated with the sleeve G: and disk H said disk a will be moved to bring its slot a into and out of register withzthe slots I and J A Beneath the opening J a feed-wheel K, having a'series of pockets 'K in its rim,;is mounted in a suitable casing K having an open neck K at the bottom. The wheel K is mounted on a horizontal shaft K mounted in the casin which'sha'ft carriesa bev- 5 eled cog-whee L, en aging the beveled cogwheelL on a verticashaft M, which passes through-the above-mentioned eeve G and through suitable o enings-ie-the funnel B and througha' stu geboxlM inthe bottom" mo of the generator. I y I A sprocket-wheel m is'fixed on the shaft K" above described, and over this sprocketwheel m a sprocket-chain m ispassed, which also asses over a shaft in carr in a cam n 1o Y1 7 upper end of the sleeve or tube G as the disk ll rotates the .r is witlnlrawu and moved inward. at all times passing along the bottom of the ])()('l(- ets, then ft)l'('((l into the next poeltet. and so on, so as to f rm a seal and prevent the escape of aeetvlene "as through the ll((l( Ii" into the easing li'z and so on. up into the hopper l). A beveled ('og-wheel X on the end of the shaft .\l engages a pinion on one end of a shaft N". earrring a pulley N". A easing eontains a diaphragm O and is eon- ,neeted bv a )ipe l with the top of the generator. 'lhe ia )hragm is suitably eonneeted with one end oi the lever Q. pivoted at Q on 1 the top of the generator, and said lever Q has a forked end Q whieh embraces a eluteh lt, which is so mounted on the upper end of the shaft M that it ean rotate with said shaft and can slideup and down on-the same. The is shaped as a eluteh member it and adapted to beenga ed with the clutch R.

or the purpose of preventing undue splashing of the water in the enerator a series of intersecting vertical plates T are loeated in the same. When this motor is used on a vehicle or a boat, the irregular movements are apt to cause splashing of the water, and thissplashing has to be avoided as mueh as possible, as it might cause injurious or detrimental results.

The operation is as follows: The pulley f is driven from the motor, and as long. as the motor is in operation the shaft M is thus ro tated. From the shaftl'l the sleeve G is rotated by means of the clutch member'R and R, and from this sleeve (1 the sprocket-wheel F is rotated b means of the beveledgea ring F and i am thereb the rollers F are rotated' and erush and pulverize the earbid ntssing from the lower end of the hop er I). lhis crushed earbid drops upon the isk or plate ll, which is attached to t-hesleeve (l and rotates with the same. As-the o ening or slot 1 )a-sses beneath the two feed-ro lers I" it is filled with crushed oarbidf At that time the disk 0. is in its extreme position to the left, Fig. 1, and forms a bottom for the slot l. and

earbid in the slot i. carried around until the. slot I in the disk H registers with a slot J in the platef. By that time the disk (1 has been moved by theeeeentrio 1) to its extreme position to the right, and the slots l. in the disk H, the slot a in the disk a, and the slot J in the disk f now re ister and the earbid can dro from theslot into one of the pockets K o the rotating wheel K and is earned around by said wheel and dro s through the neck K into the water in tie generator. it. is thus seen that as long as the motor is in operation the feedin of the earmeehanism .bid takes plat-e. -As all the feet M, it is evident that is operated by the shaft the feeding will take; plaee in proportion to the speed'ol' the motor, and thus the supply claim as new,

tion with a earbid-hopper,

of gas is kept up with the requirements of the motor. in ease, however, on aerount of the too rapid feed of the earbid more gas is generated than the motor can consume, even at this high speed. the pressure rises in the generator and aeting on the diaphragm 0' forees the same downward. whereb the eluteh member R is disengaged from the eluteh member R. and thus the earbid-grinding rollers F and 'the disk II are nah-nigger operated, and C(illntqllOlltl t' earbid is no longer fed into the generator. As the gas in the generator is eonsumed the pressure sinks, the

eluteh member R is again engaged with the eluteh member R.

and the feeding mechanism thrown in gear, and so on. The water in the lower part of the generator normally holds the float B so high as'to kee the valve Bopen; but when the de )osited lime in the generator is to be washed rom the lower part of the generator the float B sinks as this wa ter runs olh. the valve. B closes the neck B and prevents the gas from passing out of the upper art of the generator and keeps this neck 0 used until the lower part has again been tilled with water.

Having described my invention, what I and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an acetylene-generator, the combination with a \vatera'eeeptaele and a earbid-reeeptaele, of earbid-erushing means beneath the earhid rereptaele, a carbid feeding device, and means for operating the earbidcrushing devices and feeding devices from a common shaft, substantially as set forth.

2. In an aretylene-generator, the combination with a water-receptacle and a carbid-reeeptaele, of earbid-erushing means beneath the. reeeptaele, a earbid-feedin device, and means for operating the carbirf crushing deviees and feeding shaft. and

feeding deviees out 0 gear with the motordrivonparts, substantially as set forth.

3.. iii an aeetvlene-geners'ttor, the eombination with a water reee taele and a earbid-rereptaeie; and means or feedin the earbid into the water, and a series of plates located on edge in the generator, forth. s

4. In an aretylene-generator, the combination with a water-r( eeptaele and a earbidreee )taele, feeding devices for feeding the ear bid into the \\'ate'r-rereptaele, and a series of plates loeated on edge In the generator, and mterseeting eaeh other, substantially as set forth.

5. In an aeet ylene generator, the combine-- a rotating feedplate reeiproeating plate )eneath the rotating plate and also having a slot, allixed plate; on

deviees from a common, pressure e operating devices for. 'throwings'aid earbid-pulverzzip and carbidsubstantially as set beneath the hopper and having a slot, 3-

erased which the reciprocating plate rests, which latter plate also has a slot, and means for retating the rotatingplate and reciprocating the reciprocating, plate so as to cause the slots in the rotating plate, reciprocating plate and fixed plate to register, and to be brought out of register alternately, substantially as set edge in contact with the rim of the wheel hav- I ing pockets, and means for moving said plate inward and outward so as to always keep 1ts one edge in contact with the rim part of the pocketed wheel, substantially asset forth.

7. In an acetylene-generator, the combination with a carbid-hop er, and a feed device, of a easing into which the feed device can I dro the earbid, a wheel mounted to rotate in sai casing and having ockets in its rim, and a plate forming a sea witlipaid pocketed wheel and means for operatin the said sealplate, substantially as set fort In testimony whereof I have signed name to this speeifieationinthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- JOHN Witnesses: v

OSCAR F. GUNz,' SOPHIE M, BAEDER.

w. VAUGHN. 

